2021 Washington Huskies football team

The 2021 Washington Huskies football team represented the University of Washington during the 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Huskies were led by second year head coach Jimmy Lake for the first ten games. The team announced a new head coach, Kalen DeBoer, on November 30. The Huskies finished with their first losing season since 2009. The Huskies played their home games at Husky Stadium in Seattle, Washington, and competed in the North Division of the Pac-12 Conference.

2021 Washington Huskies football
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
Division	North Division
Record	4–8 (3–6 Pac-12)
Head coach	Jimmy Lake (2nd season; first 9 games) Bob Gregory (interim; final 3 games)
Offensive coordinator	John Donovan (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Bob Gregory (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Ikaika Malloe (2nd season)
Base defense	4–2–5
Home stadium	Husky Stadium
Uniform
Seasons ← 2020 2022 →

2021 Pac-12 Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
North Division
No. 22 Oregon xy		7	–	2					10	–	4
Washington State		6	–	3					7	–	6
Oregon State		5	–	4					7	–	6
California		4	–	5					5	–	7
Washington		3	–	6					4	–	8
Stanford		2	–	7					3	–	9
South Division
No. 12 Utah xy$		8	–	1					10	–	4
UCLA		6	–	3					8	–	4
Arizona State†		0	–	3					0	–	5
USC		3	–	6					4	–	8
Colorado		3	–	6					4	–	8
Arizona		1	–	8					1	–	11
Championship: Utah 38, Oregon 10
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 4	5:00 p.m.	No. 9 (FCS) Montana*	No. 20	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	P12N	L 7–13	64,053
September 11	5:00 p.m.	at Michigan*		Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI	ABC	L 10–31	108,345
September 18	1:15 p.m.	Arkansas State*		Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	P12N	W 52–3	58,772
September 25	6:30 p.m.	California		Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	P12N	W 31–24 OT	60,104
October 2	6:00 p.m.	at Oregon State		Reser Stadium Corvallis, OR	P12N	L 24–27	33,733
October 16	5:30 p.m.	UCLA		Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	FOX	L 17–24	62,266
October 22	7:30 p.m.	at Arizona		Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	ESPN2	W 21–16	30,880
October 30	7:30 p.m.	at Stanford		Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	FS1	W 20–13	28,014
November 6	4:30 p.m.	No. 4 Oregon		Husky Stadium Seattle, WA (rivalry)	ABC	L 16–26	63,193
November 13	4:00 p.m.	Arizona State		Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	FS1	L 30–35	57,858
November 20	12:00 p.m.	at Colorado		Folsom Field Boulder, CO	P12N	L 17–20	41,284
November 26	5:00 p.m.	Washington State		Husky Stadium Seattle, WA (Apple Cup)	FS1	L 13–40	68,077
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings after November 2 released prior to game All times are in Pacific time Source: [1]

Game summaries

vs No. 9 (FCS) Montana

See also: 2021 Montana Grizzlies football team

Montana Grizzlies vs Washington Huskies – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 9 (FCS) Grizzlies	3	0	0	10	13
No. 20 Huskies	7	0	0	0	7

at Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA

• Date: September 4, 2021
• Game time: 5:00 p.m. PDT
• Game weather: 77 °F (25 °C) Sunny
• Game attendance: 64,053
• Referee: Matthew Richards
• TV announcers (P12N): J. B. Long (play-by-play) and Max Browne (analyst)

Game information

First Quarter UW – Dylan Morris 1-yard run (Peyton Henry kick), 10:09. Washington 7–0. Drive: 9 plays, 78 yards, 4:45. MONT – Kevin Macias 26-yard field goal, 7:08. Washington 7–3. Drive: 8 plays, 66 yards, 3:01. Second Quarter No scoring. Third Quarter No scoring. Fourth Quarter MONT – Camron Humphrey 4-yard run (Kevin Macias kick), 10:35. Montana 10–7. Drive: 10 plays, 69 yards, 5:00. MONT – Kevin Macias 22-yard field goal, 2:54. Montana 13–7. Drive: 11 plays, 42 yards, 6:05. Top passers MONT – Camron Humphrey – 12/23, 105 yards UW – Dylan Morris – 27/46, 226 yards, 3 int Top rushers MONT – Xavier Harris – 15 rushes, 70 yards UW – Richard Newton – 17 rushes, 62 yards Top receivers MONT – Mitch Roberts – 2 receptions, 29 yards UW – Cade Otton – 8 receptions, 82 yards

Entering the season ranked 20th in the nation, UW struggled immensely in their opener against FCS opponent Montana en route to a shocking 13–7 defeat at the hands of the Grizzlies. Despite entering as 23.5-point favorites over the Griz, the Huskies' offense was shut out for the final 55 minutes of the game, as starting quarterback Dylan Morris tossed 3 picks and zero touchdowns. The Huskies only had 291 yards of total offense. The upset marked only the second time in 20 meetings all-time between the schools that Montana had ever beaten Washington and was also Montana's first win in the series in over 100 years, dating back to 1920. In addition to being the first time that UW has lost to an FCS opponent, it was also only the fifth instance of an FCS team beating an Top-25 FBS team.

At Michigan

See also: 2021 Michigan Wolverines football team

Washington Huskies at Michigan Wolverines – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	0	0	3	7	10
Wolverines	3	7	7	14	31

at Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI

• Date: September 11, 2021
• Game time: 5:00 p.m. PDT
• Game weather: 74 °F (23 °C) Clear
• Game attendance: 108,345
• Referee: Mike Cannon
• TV announcers (ABC): Sean McDonough (play by play), Todd Blackledge (color), Todd McShay, Molly McGrath (sideline)

Game information

First Quarter MICH – Jake Moody 52-yard field goal, 7:18. Michigan 3–0. Drive: 5 plays, 20 yards, 1:25. Second Quarter MICH – Blake Corum 67-yard run (Jake Moody kick), 9:47. Michigan 10–0. Drive: 5 plays, 79 yards, 2:29. Third Quarter MICH – Blake Corum 7-yard run (Jake Moody kick), 10:52. Michigan 17–0. Drive: 8 plays, 73 yards, 4:08. UW – Peyton Henry 28-yard field goal, 5:54. Michigan 17–3. Drive: 15 plays, 72 yards, 4:58. Fourth Quarter MICH – Hassan Haskins 6-yard run (Jake Moody kick), 13:56. Michigan 24–3. Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 6:58. UW – Terrell Bynum 22-yard pass from Dylan Morris (Peyton Henry kick), 12:04. Michigan 24–10. Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:52. MICH – Blake Corum 4-yard run (Jake Moody kick), 1:48. Michigan 31–10. Drive: 10 plays, 56 yards, 5:13. Top passers UW – Dylan Morris – 20/37, 293 yards, TD MICH – Cade McNamara – 7/15, 44 yards Top rushers UW – Richard Newton – 12 rushes, 24 yards MICH – Blake Corum – 21 rushes, 171 yards, 3 TD Top receivers UW – Terrell Bynum – 5 receptions, 115 yards, TD MICH – Cornelius Johnson – 1 reception, 33 yards

vs Arkansas State

See also: 2021 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team

Arkansas State Red Wolves vs Washington Huskies – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Wolves	0	0	3	0	3
Huskies	14	14	7	17	52

at Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA

• Date: September 18, 2021
• Game time: 1:15 p.m. PDT
• Game weather: 64 °F (18 °C) • Weather: Cloudy • Wind: N 5 MPH
• Game attendance: 58,772
• Referee: Christopher Wiggins
• TV announcers (P12N): J. B. Long (play-by-play) and Max Browne (analyst)

Game information
Top passers ARST – James Blackman – 16-38, 176 yards UW – Dylan Morris – 23-39, 367 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT Top rushers ARST – Johnnie Lang Jr. – 6 carries, 18 yards UW – Richard Newton – 10 carries, 52 yards, 1 TD Top receiving ARST – Lincoln Pare – 7 receptions, 69 yards UW – Jalen McMillan – 10 receptions, 175 yards, 1 TD

vs California

See also: 2021 California Golden Bears football team

California Golden Bears vs Washington Huskies – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Golden Bears	7	3	7	7	0	24
Huskies	7	14	3	0	7	31

at Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA

• Date: September 25, 2021
• Game time: 6:30 p.m. PDT
• Game weather: Temperature: 74 °F (23 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: N 4 mph
• Game attendance: 60,104
• Referee: Mike McCabe
• TV announcers (P12N): Guy Haberman (play by play), Shane Vereen (analyst)

Game information
Top passers CAL – Chase Garbers – 30-41, 319 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT UW – Dylan Morris – 19-32, 234 yards, 2 TD Top rushers CAL – Chase Garbers – 16 carries, 71 yards, 1 TD UW – Sean McGraw – 16 carries, 53 yards, 2 TD Top receiving CAL – Kekoa Crawford – 8 receptions, 107 yards UW – Devin Culp – 5 receptions, 81 yards

At Oregon State

See also: 2021 Oregon State Beavers football team

Washington Huskies at Oregon State Beavers – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	7	3	0	14	24
Beavers	0	14	3	10	27

at Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR

• Date: October 2, 2021
• Game time: 6:00 p.m. PDT
• Game weather: 70 °F (21 °C) Sunny
• Game attendance: 33,733
• Referee: Mark Duddy
• TV announcers (Pac-12 Network): Roxy Bernstein (play-by-play), Lincoln Kennedy (analyst)

Game information

First quarter WAS – Terrell Bynum 44 Yd pass from Morris the Atrocious (Peyton Henry Kick), 12:02. Washington 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:58. Second quarter OSU – Jack Colletto 3 Yd Run (Everett Hayes Kick), 13:37. Tied 7–7. Drive: 3 plays, 11 yards, 1:18. OSU – B. J. Baylor 5 Yd Run (Everett Hayes Kick), 8:25. Oregon State 14–7. Drive: 7 plays, 42 yards, 3:34. WAS – Peyton Henry 20 Yd Field Goal, 0:00. Oregon State 14–10. Drive: 12 plays, 68 yards, 3:10. Third quarter OSU – Everett Hayes 29 Yd Field Goal, 5:28. Oregon State 17–10. Drive: 9 plays, 28 yards, 4:53. Fourth quarter WAS – Sean McGrew 39 Yd Run (Peyton Henry Kick), 10:19. Tied 17–17. Drive: 7 plays, 74 yards, 3:52. WAS – Sean McGrew 6 Yd Run (Peyton Henry Kick)), 10:02. Washington 24–17. Drive: 1 play, 6 yards, 0:05. OSU – B. J. Baylor 27 Yd Run (Everett Hayes Kick), 6:35. Tied 24–24. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 3:27. OSU – Everett Hayes 24 Yd Field Goal, 0:00. Oregon State 27–24. Drive: 9 plays, 40 yards, 3:18. Top passers WAS – Dylan Morris – 17/26, 142 yards, TD, INT OSU – Chance Nolan – 7/15, 48 yards, INT Top rushers WAS – Sean McGrew – 16 rushes, 104 yards, 2 TD OSU – B. J. Baylor – 20 rushes, 111 yards, 2 TD Top receivers WAS – Terrell Bynum – 5 receptions, 61 yards, TD OSU – Anthony Gould – 1 reception, 22 yards

vs UCLA

See also: 2021 UCLA Bruins football team

UCLA Bruins vs Washington Huskies – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bruins	7	10	0	7	24
Huskies	3	7	7	0	17

at Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA

• Date: October 16, 2021
• Game time: 5:30 p.m. PDT
• Game weather: 63 °F (17 °C) Partly Cloudy
• Game attendance: 62,266
• Referee: Francisco Villar
• TV announcers (FOX): Tim Brando (play by play), Spencer Tillman (analyst)

Game information

First Quarter UW – Peyton Henry 25-yard field goal, 3:23. UW 3–0. Drive: 12 plays, 74 yards, 5:31. UCLA – Kam Brown 17-yard pass from Dorian Thompson-Robinson (Nicholas Barr-Mira kick), 0:29. UCLA 7–3. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:54. Second Quarter UCLA – Nicholas Barr-Mira 39-yard field goal, 7:04. UCLA 10–3. Drive: 8 plays, 51 yards, 4:19. UCLA – Dorian Thompson-Robinson 1-yard run (Nicholas Barr-Mira kick), 3:33. UCLA 17–3. Drive: 6 plays, 56 yards, 2:19. UW – Rome Odunze 26-yard pass from Dylan Morris (Peyton Henry kick), 0:52. UCLA 17–10. Drive: 8 plays, 69 yards, 2:35. Third Quarter UW – Dylan Morris 1-yard run (Peyton Henry kick), 6:55. Tied 17–17. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:52. Fourth Quarter UCLA – Greg Dulcich 9-yard pass from Dorian Thompson-Robinson (Nicholas Barr-Mira kick), 8:19. UCLA 24–17. Drive: 13 plays, 90 yards, 5:47. Top passers UCLA – Dorian Thompson-Robinson – 21/26, 183 yards, 2 TD UW – Dylan Morris – 20/30, 184 yards, TD, 2 INT Top rushers UCLA – Zach Charbonnet – 21 rushes, 131 yards UW – Kamari Pleasant – 9 rushes, 80 yards Top receivers UCLA – Chase Cota – 3 receptions, 60 yards UW – Rome Odunze – 4 receptions, 58 yards, TD

At Arizona

See also: 2021 Arizona Wildcats football team

Washington Huskies at Arizona Wildcats – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	0	0	7	14	21
Wildcats	3	10	3	0	16

at Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ

• Date: October 22, 2021
• Game time: 7:30 p.m. PDT
• Game attendance: 30,880
• Referee: Steven Strimling
• TV announcers (ESPN2): Clay Matvick, Rocky Boiman, Tiffany Blackmon

Game information
Top passers UW – Dylan Morris – 13/21, 217 yards, 2 TD ARIZ – Will Plummer – 13/20, 62 yards, 2 TD Top rushers UW – Sean McGrew – 17 carries, 43 yards ARIZ – Stevie Rocker Jr. – 8 carries, 87 yards Top receiving UW – Terrell Bynum – 5 receptions, 143 yards, TD ARIZ – Stanley Berryhill – 6 receptions, 20 yards

At Stanford

See also: 2021 Stanford Cardinal football team

Washington Huskies at Stanford Cardinal – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	0	9	3	8	20
Cardinal	3	0	0	10	13

at Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA

• Date: October 30, 2021
• Game time: 7:30 p.m. PDT
• Game weather: Cloudy, 58 °F (14 °C)
• Game attendance: 28,014
• Referee: Mark Duddy
• TV announcers (FS1): -

Game information

First quarter STAN – Joshua Karty 35-yard field goal, 7:56. Stanford 3–0. Drive: 13 plays, 58 yards, 7:04. Second quarter UW – Peyton Henry 24-yard field goal, 14:07. Tied 3–3. Drive: 12 plays, 57 yards, 5:39. UW – Peyton Henry 37-yard field goal, 6:39. Washington 6–3. Drive: 8 plays, 50 yards, 4:37. UW – Peyton Henry 32-yard field goal, 0:00. Washington 9–3. Drive: 13 plays, 81 yards, 3:00. Third quarter UW – Peyton Henry 35-yard field goal, 5:17. Washington 12–3. Drive: 6 plays, 18 yards, 2:37. Fourth quarter STAN – Tanner McKee 1-yard run (Joshua Karty kick), 12:52. Washington 12–10. Drive: 16 plays, 75 yards, 7:25. STAN – Joshua Karty 43-yard field goal, 7:05. Stanford 13–12. Drive: 7 plays, 29 yards, 3:25. UW – Jalen McMillan 20-yard pass from Dylan Morris (Giles Jackson run), 0:21. Washington 20–13. Drive: 8 plays, 67 yards, 2:30. Top passers UW – Dylan Morris – 17/25, 146 yards, TD STAN – Tanner McKee – 21/32, 194 yards, 2 int Top rushers UW – Sean McGrew – 19 rushes, 114 yards STAN – Austin Jones – 16 rushes, 62 yards Top receivers UW – Jalen McMillan – 6 receptions, 84 yards, TD STAN – Benjamin Yurosek – 6 receptions, 93 yards

vs No. 4 Oregon

See also: 2021 Oregon Ducks football team and Oregon-Washington football rivalry

Oregon Ducks vs Washington Huskies – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 4 Ducks	3	7	7	9	26
Huskies	9	0	0	7	16

at Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA

• Date: November 6, 2021
• Game time: 4:30 p.m. PDT
• Game weather: 46 °F (8 °C); Rain
• Game attendance: 63,193
• Referee: Michael Mothershed
• TV announcers (ABC): Mark Jones, Robert Griffin III, Quint Kessenich

Game information
Top passers ORE – Anthony Brown – 10-20, 98 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT WASH – Dylan Morris – 15-27, 111 yards, 1 INT Top rushers ORE – Travis Dye – 28 carries, 211 yards, 1 TD WASH – Sean McGrew – 15 carries, 48 yards, 2 TD Top receiving ORE – Devon Williams – 2 receptions, 32 yards, 1 TD WASH – Cade Otton – 4 receptions, 30 yards

Arizona State

See also: 2021 Arizona State Sun Devils football team

Arizona State Sun Devils vs Washington Huskies – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Sun Devils	0	7	7	21	35
Huskies	14	3	7	6	30

at Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA

• Date: November 13, 2021
• Game time: 4:00 p.m. PST
• Game weather: 49 °F (9 °C) Rain, Cloudy
• Game attendance: 57,858
• Referee: Francisco Villar
• TV announcers (FS1): Dan Hellie (play by play), Petros Papadakis (analyst)

Game information

First Quarter UW – Cameron Davis 3-yard run (Peyton Henry kick), 10:49. UW 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 60 yards, 4:04. UW – Dylan Morris 3-yard run (Peyton Henry kick), 5:06. UW 14–0. Drive: 8 plays, 67 yards, 3:43. Second Quarter ASU – Curtis Hodges 18-yard pass from Jayden Daniels (Cristian Zendejas kick), 0:46. UW 14–7. Drive: 7 plays, 70 yards, 1:52. UW – Peyton Henry 37-yard field goal, 0:00. UW 17–7. Drive: 5 plays, 27 yards, 0:37. Third Quarter ASU – Rachaad White 5-yard run (Cristian Zendejas kick), 7:39. UW 17–14. Drive: 2 plays, 9 yards, 0:32. UW – Kamari Pleasant 1-yard run (Peyton Henry kick), 0:00. UW 24–14. Drive: 9 plays, 46 yards, 5:16. Fourth Quarter ASU – Jayden Daniels 4-yard run (Cristian Zendejas kick), 5:46. UW 24–21. Drive: 20 plays, 81 yards, 9:09. ASU – Rachaad White 10-yard run (Cristian Zendejas kick), 1:11. ASU 28–24. Drive: 8 plays, 56 yards, 2:55. ASU – Merlin Robinson 37-yard interception return (Cristian Zendejas kick), 0:32. ASU 35–24. Drive: 4 plays, 9 yards, 0:39. UW – Devin Culp 2-yard pass from Dylan Morris (Two-point pass conversion failed), 0:03. ASU 35–30. Drive: 3 plays, 63 yards, 0:23. Top passers ASU – Jayden Daniels – 10/16, 90 yards, TD, INT UW – Dylan Morris – 16/28, 151 yards, TD, INT Top rushers ASU – Rachaad White – 32 carries, 184 yards, 2 TD UW – Cameron Davis – 18 carries, 67 yards, TD Top receiving ASU – Rachaad White – 5 receptions, 53 yards UW – Rome Odunze – 8 receptions, 82 yards

At Colorado

See also: 2021 Colorado Buffaloes football team

Washington Huskies at Colorado Buffaloes – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	0	10	0	7	17
Buffaloes	10	0	0	10	20

at Folsom Field • Boulder, CO

• Date: November 20, 2021
• Game time: 12:00 p.m. PST
• Game attendance: 41,284
• Referee: Chris Coyte
• TV announcers (P12N): Roxy Bernstein, Lincoln Kennedy

Game information
Top passers UW – Dylan Morris – 33/52, 387 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT COL – Brendon Lewis – 14/25, 112 yards Top rushers UW – Cameron Davis – 12 carries, 29 yards COL – Jarek Broussard – 12 carries, 43 yards Top receiving UW – Devin Culp – 6 receptions, 83 yards COL – Brady Russell – 3 receptions, 31 yards

vs Washington State

See also: 2021 Washington State Cougars football team and Apple Cup

Washington State Cougars vs Washington Huskies – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Cougars	10	3	10	17	40
Huskies	0	7	0	6	13

at Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA

• Date: November 26, 2021
• Game time: 5:10 p.m.
• Game attendance: 68,077
• Referee: Michael Mothershed
• TV announcers (FS1): Alex Faust, Petros Padadakis

Game information
Top passers WSU – Jayden de Laura – 27/32, 245 yards UW – Sam Huard – 17/31, 190 yards, TD, 4 INT Top rushers WSU – Max Borghi – 22 carries, 129 yards, 2 TD UW – Kamari Pleasant – 8 carries, 34 yards, TD Top receiving WSU – Donovan Ollie – 5 receptions, 68 yards UW – Rome Odunze – 3 receptions, 69 yards, TD

Rankings

Further information: 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

Team	Poll	Pre	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Wk 14	Final
Washington	AP	20	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
	C	21	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
	CFP	Not released

Legend

		Improvement in ranking
		Drop in ranking
		Not ranked previous week
		No change in ranking from previous week
RV		Received votes but were not ranked in Top 25 of poll

Coaching staff

Name	Position	Alma mater
Jimmy Lake	Head coach (fired mid season)	Eastern Washington (1999)
Junior Adams	Wide receivers coach (became offensive coordinator mid season)	Montana State (2004)
Keith Bhonapha	Running backs coach /special teams coordinator	Hawai'i (2003)
Terrence Brown	Assistant defensive backs coach	Stanford (2013)
Derham Cato	Tight ends coach	Dartmouth (2010)
John Donovan	Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach (fired mid season)	Johns Hopkins (1996)
Bob Gregory	Defensive coordinator/inside linebackers coach	Washington State (1987)
Will Harris	Defensive backs coach	USC (2009)
Scott Huff	Offensive line coach	Boise State (2002)
Ikaika Malloe	Co-defensive coordinator/outside linebackers coach	Washington (1997)
Rip Rowan	Defensive line coach	Austin Peay State (2014)
Tim Socha	Head strength and conditioning coach	Minnesota (1999)
Aaron Knotts	Chief of staff	Miami (OH) (1999)